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theguardian.com | 1 hrs. 30 min. ago

Israel election results live: count of absentee ballots under way as coalition talks set to begin

With the final count unlikely to shift results significantly, experts say Gadi Eisenkot’s hopes of unseating Benjamin Netanyahu rest on his willingness to work with Palestinian partiesFull report: Coalition talks loom in IsraelAnalysis: Israel’s choice: Netanyahu remaining in power or a Palestinian-backed coalitionIsrael’s elections committee has said it began counting absentee ballots at 1am local time.

That count is expected to last until Thursday evening, with an estimated 500,000 ballots from military personnel and diplomats to be tallied up.They are not expected to significantly change the results. Continue reading...

ft.com | 1 hrs. 41 min. ago

[$] Israel vote leaves door open to Iran attack

Netanyahu could launch fresh bombing campaign with US while he serves as caretaker prime minister during coalition talks, security experts say

timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 5 hrs. 45 min. ago

Arab parties claim kingmaker status in Israel elections

Joint list open to Eisenkot minority government; Ra'am's Abbas says 'everyone talking to us'

nypost.com | 5 hrs. 47 min. ago

Haley Stevens’ fiancé will vote for Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate election over El-Sayed’s anti-Israel rhetoric

Jason Turkish said the country’s “never seen a candidate for US Senate act so recklessly toward the safety of Jews in the community as we have seen from Abdul."

theguardian.com | 6 hrs. 5 min. ago

Netanyahu bloc loses majority as most ballots counted – as it happened

This live blog is now closed – you can read the latest elections news hereOne apparent loser from Tuesday’s election was far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who was expected to better his party’s result of six seats from the 2022 elections.But instead there was stunned silence at the watch party for Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) in central Israel as results from the exit polls flashed across the screen, with most channels suggesting the party would remain on just six seats.

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atlanticcouncil.org | 9 hrs. 38 min. ago

Fast Thinking: How the Israeli election deadlock could end

The path ahead for either candidate in Israel's election to form a working coalition is uncertain. We polled our experts on what comes next. The post Fast Thinking: How the Israeli election deadlock could end appeared first on Atlantic Council.

thehill.com | 9 hrs. 40 min. ago

Netanyahu’s fortunes improve but without clear path to outright victory

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fortunes changed Wednesday as vote counting in Israel wound down, with his Likud party and coalition partners edging out the leading competitor, retired Gen. Gadi Eisenkot. Netanyahu’s Likud party was projected to hold 26 seats in Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, with more than 80 percent of the votes...

csmonitor.com | 9 hrs. 42 min. ago

Here’s what could follow Israel’s bitterly contested elections

There are three main options for Israel’s political path forward. None would be simple or easy.

bbc.co.uk | 9 hrs. 46 min. ago

Israel's election deadlock is a sign of the country's deep divisions

The election was a celebration of democracy in some ways - but it has left Israel with no clear path to a new government, writes James Landale.

ft.com | 10 hrs. 8 min. ago

Israel’s Arabs seek a slice of power

Arab parties are eyeing a record number of Knesset seats and potential kingmaker role after a surge in Palestinian Israeli votes

al-monitor.com | 10 hrs. 11 min. ago

Israel's high-turnout vote brushed aside in rest of the Middle East

By Sayed Sheasha , Ahmad Al Kerdi and Dawoud Abu AlkasCAIRO/BEIRUT/GAZA, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Israelis voted in record numbers in Tuesday's wartime election billed as a major turning point in the nation's history. Others across the Middle East were merely filled with more pessimism after a nationalist veteran prime minister and a former hawkish military chief competed for Israel's leadership.

nytimes.com | 10 hrs. 13 min. ago

Israel’s opposition may not be able to form a government, but it still could control Parliament.

thehindu.com | 10 hrs. 34 min. ago

What has driven the high Arab turnout in Israel’s elections?

Arab voter turnout is estimated to be nearly 80%, the highest in at least a decade, according to exit polls

nypost.com | 10 hrs. 50 min. ago

Nithya Raman embraces Israel boycott amid socialist revolt threatening her mayoral campaign

Nithya Raman backed the Israel boycott movement after DSA leaders threatened to strip their endorsement ahead of the Los Angeles mayoral election.

smh.com.au | 11 hrs. 45 min. ago

Israel election race in deadlock

Israel's election race is in a deadlock, with neither major party securing enough seats to govern by themselves.

thehindu.com | 13 hrs. 21 min. ago

Netanyahu bloc leads Israel vote, falls short of majority

With more than three quarters of the vote counted, Mr. Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc was slightly ahead but short of a majority

nypost.com | 14 hrs. 9 min. ago

Netanyahu’s success at polls defies media, pundits — now it’s time to defeat the Iranian regime

Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud Party won the Israeli election — though their coalition will likely fall short of a majority, so Israel will probably head to fresh elections in a few months.

news.sky.com | 14 hrs. 10 min. ago

Israel's 'AI election'

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bbc.co.uk | 14 hrs. 12 min. ago

How could Israel break election deadlock? Here are four scenarios

With 85% of votes counted, all signs point to an impasse. The most likely outcome may be new elections.

al-monitor.com | 14 hrs. 39 min. ago

Israel election limbo drags down shekel, stocks

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange’s benchmark TA-125 index fell roughly 2.5% on Wednesday, plunging in early trading before recovering some losses later in the day.

nytimes.com | 14 hrs. 40 min. ago

A Historic Show of Strength for Israel’s Arab Minority

Voters supporting two leading Arab parties turned out in record numbers to voice their opposition to the Netanyahu government in Tuesday’s election.

thehindu.com | 14 hrs. 59 min. ago

Israel defence minister slams Eisenkot's call for military to resist PM

Israel Katz said that Gadi Eisenkot's comments were the latest in a campaign of lies

ft.com | 15 hrs. 54 min. ago

[$] The fear factor giving Netanyahu the edge

Despite liberal hopes, the veteran leader appears to have a path back to government after Israel’s vote

bbc.co.uk | 16 hrs. 9 min. ago

Israel's election result is messy - here's why

Despite having the highest voter turnout in nearly three decades, Israel's elections have had no clear winner. What does this mean for the country, asks the BBC's Yolande Knell.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 16 hrs. 44 min. ago

Voting over, counting under way: What happens next in Israel’s election

nypost.com | 16 hrs. 49 min. ago

Netanyahu barely hanging on after Israeli election — what that means for Iran war

“The Iranian regime did not expect that Netanyahu would be the biggest party. They are afraid of him because he talks against Iran about attacking Iran again," Beni Sabti, an Iran expert at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) in Israel, told the Post.

nytimes.com | 17 hrs. 35 min. ago

[$] A.I. by the Numbers

Plus, Israel’s election, Flávio Bolsonaro and a Gen Z cookbook.

al-monitor.com | 18 hrs. 14 min. ago

Israel's unassuming President Herzog holds keys to next government

Israel's President Isaac Herzog is known for his unassuming and mild manner, but all eyes will soon be on him as he decides who to task with forming the next coalition government. The decision is a weighty one given that partial results show neither the camp of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor that of his rival Gadi Eisenkot securing a majority in parliament.

thestar.com | 18 hrs. 28 min. ago

Israelis await election results as votes are counted, in photos

People react as they watch the exit polls for Israel's general election in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

dw.com | 19 hrs. 3 min. ago

Serbian police shoot dead assailant at Israeli Embassy

A "minor" has been killed by police after attacking a guard at Israel's embassy in Belgrade with knives, the interior minister says. Ivica Dacic said police had declared the highest terror alert after the incident.

npr.org | 19 hrs. 6 min. ago

Israel's election too close to call. And, the Ebola outbreak reaches grim milestone

Israeli voters turned out in record numbers, and the results remain too close to call. And, more than 10,000 people have been infected with Ebola since the outbreak was first declared in May.

scmp.com | 19 hrs. 28 min. ago

Meet Tovah Feldshuh – Bina in Nobody Wants This – who slammed co-star Adam Brody over his Gaza remarks

Adam Brody, who plays rabbi Noah Roklov in Netflix’s hit romcom Nobody Wants This, condemned the ongoing Israel-Gaza war during an interview with GQ magazine in September this year. “Put me down as thinking it’s a genocide,” Brody told the magazine. “Put me down as wanting a free Palestine.”

The 46-year-old Jewish actor’s comments have drawn backlash from fans as well as some members of the Jewish community, including his Nobody Wants This co-star Tovah Feldshuh. In an interview with the New...

al-monitor.com | 21 hrs. 6 min. ago

Qatari mediators present Iran with new deal to end the war, official says

Oct 28 (Reuters) - Qatari mediators presented Iran with a new draft deal on Sunday to end the war with the US and Israel, and Tehran is expected to send a response to the draft by the end of the week, an official briefed on the negotiations said on Wednesday.The new draft being considered by Iran sets a seven-day timeline addressing both Tehran's and Washington's concerns, laying out daily confidence-building steps that each side must take, the official said.

ft.com | 22 hrs. 22 min. ago

[$] Israel’s election: what happens next?

Partial results suggest neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his rivals have a simple path to form a government

nytimes.com | 22 hrs. 26 min. ago

[$] Israel’s President, Isaac Herzog, Faces a Difficult Choice

The president has a largely ceremonial role, except after elections when it is his responsibility to pick a candidate for prime minister.

thehindu.com | 22 hrs. 43 min. ago

Netanyahu and rival each claim mandate after tight Israel election

Exit polls showed Mr. Eisenkot, a former military chief and political novice, and his opposition bloc neck and neck with Mr. Netanyahu’s hard-right camp and both well away from the threshold for a majority in Parliament

theguardian.com | 22 hrs. 47 min. ago

Major Israeli TV networks revise polling projections – as it happened

This blog had now closed – our live Israel election results coverage continues hereIsrael election results live updatesAcross Israel, voting is now under way. Here are some of the latest images being sent to us over the newswires:Tens of thousands of Israelis living abroad have flown in for the elections, according to Aid Coalition, a US-based nonprofit focused on strengthening Israel’s democracy.

Israeli law generally requires citizens to vote in person in the country, with narrow exceptions for diplomats and certain official emissaries abroad. Continue reading...

scmp.com | 22 hrs. 51 min. ago

As vote count keeps Israel in suspense, what happens next?

Israelis voted on Tuesday in their highest turnout for decades, with exit polls showing the camp of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and that of his rival are neck and neck. Exit polls from the three mainstream Israeli television networks gave the two blocs around 51 seats each in the 120-member Knesset - well below the 61 needed to govern - after initially giving an edge to the opposition led by ex-army chief Gadi Eisenkot.

Israeli Arab lists made strong gains, with exit polls showing them...

ft.com | 1 days ago

[$] FirstFT: Israel’s election deadlock

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euronews.com | 1 days ago

Tech stocks soar as SK hynix adds to rising AI confidence

Asian tech stocks surged on blockbuster SK hynix earnings and renewed AI optimism, while investors weighed Israel’s election results and awaited key US tech earnings and the Federal Reserve’s policy decision.